During the last days I listened to some records which were released last year and which, for whatever reason, I didn't listen to even though they were on my list. One of those was Charge Of The Love Brigade by Escape-ism. It is the latest project by Ian Svenonius, a Detroit born author, filmmaker and musician who worked with several punk band from Washington of which Nation of Ulysses may be the best known.
His last year record is a lo-fi gem with a drum machine, guitars and organ. Sometimes it sounds like a lost Suicide tape with less synths and a voice that doesn't quite measure up to Alan Vega and would be more suited to French ye-ye songs. All in all an album which captivated me from beginning to end. It is remarkable that even today, minimalist songs can still be written that resonate.
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